Elzevir, Ontario (1921 census)
Elzevir was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,160. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261394. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.632°N, 77.338°W.
Population
In 1921, Elzevir had a population of 1,160: 591 male and 569 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,309 |
| 1911 | 1,259 |
| 1921 | 1,160 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Elzevir shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,160 total population, 591 males in the population, 569 females in the population, 566 males born in Canada, 540 females born in Canada, 21 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 males born outside the British Empire, 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 396 persons of British origin (Irish), 298 persons of French origin, 271 persons of British origin (English), 95 persons of Dutch origin, 70 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 28 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 523 Methodists, 413 Roman Catholics, 167 Anglicans (Church of England), 52 Presbyterians, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261394
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Elzevir, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elzevir-on118005-1921/.